I must say that until recently I had never seen an episode of Scrubs. I saw this one and it hit me like a ton of bricks. John McGinley's performance on this episode, and all episodes, is remarkable. Zach Braff may be the star, but McGinley is the heart and soul. I cannot remember the last time a TV show made me cry. Scrubs has the perfect balance of comedy and heart and its remarkable cast backs that up with performances worthy of the emotional reaction of its viewers. McGinley's performance in this episode specifically shows just how talented he is and how much he adds to the show. The follow up episode "My Fallen Idol" jumps into the depths of other characters, Kelsy, J.D, etc, but McGinley remains the source of emotion for them all. He truly is an amazing actor that does an amazing job at portraying emotion on the silver screen.
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It takes a lot...
bookishfreak0519 January 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Like I previously stated in a user comment for "My Lunch", it really takes a lot of work for an actor to convey emotions using just their eyes. McGinley did it again. He didn't say a word until the end of the episode, but you could tell his emotion just by looking at his eyes. They looked so...guilty and sad. Like he just wanted to die. He was able to show all this without saying a single word. This. Is. Talent. It was odd, but awesome to see Kelso even try to cheer him up. It shows that Dr. Cox IS such an important character to the show, the hospital needs him. Braff did a great job in this episode as well. I get so happy when I see J.D. really step up to the plate and take over. This is definitely one of my favorite episodes.
Hurts so good
joeparty-9171120 November 2020
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